European shares open lower

SarahTurner

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares opened in the red on Friday as markets paused for breath after Thursday's strong gains and amid a mixed end to Wall Street trading. Reacting to scarce corporate news, caterer Compass Group
uk:cgp
added 1.6% in London after it said that trading for the first four months of its year has been in line with expectations. Broadly, the U.K. FTSE 100 index eased 0.1% at 5,804, the French CAC-40 index slipped 0.4% at 4,935, while the German DAX Xetra 30 index eased 0.3% at 5,728.

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